intend
intend is a 6-letter English word with 13 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To stretch' to extend; to distend. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- transitive verb. To stretch' to extend; to distend.
- transitive verb. To strain; to make tense.
- transitive verb. To intensify; to strengthen.
- transitive verb. To apply with energy.
- transitive verb. To bend or turn; to direct, as one's course or journey.
- transitive verb. To fix the mind on; to attend to; to take care of; to superintend; to regard.
- transitive verb. To fix the mind upon (something to be accomplished); to be intent upon; to mean; to design; to plan; to purpose; -- often followed by an infinitely with to, or a dependent clause with that; as, he intends to go; he intends that she shall remain.
- transitive verb. To design mechanically or artistically; to fashion; to mold.
- transitive verb. To pretend; to counterfeit; to simulate.
- verb. have in mind as a purpose
"I mean no harm"
"I only meant to help you"
- verb. design or destine
"She was intended to become the director"
- verb. denote or connote
"`maison' means `house' in French"
"An example sentence would show what this word means"
- verb. mean or intend to express or convey
"You never understand what I mean!"
"what do his words intend?"
Synonyms
mean, think, designate, destine, specify, signify
Anagrams
Other playable words that use exactly the letters in intend:
Common word forms
intends, intended, intender, intending, intendment
Words from these letters
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